scorecardresearch
Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Topic: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

After PM Modi, Pinarayi Vijayan has a new friend in Amit Shah. But Congress can’t take it

It is being said that because Vijayan is in trouble due to the gold smuggling case, he does not want to confront the BJP.

A ‘dirty agenda’ spanning bangles & javelins, and Kerala’s unending second wave

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Kerala’s Communist CM borrows from PM Modi’s playbook in his second innings

All ministers in Kerala will now effectively be puppets, with CM Vijayan controlling the strings.

Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Chief Minister of Kerala for second successive term

CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan led the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to an unprecedented consecutive victory in the Kerala assembly polls held on 6 April.

Kerala’s 21-member cabinet to have 3 women ministers, handful of first-time legislators

K Krishnankutty of JD-S, NCP's AK Saseendran and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan are the only old faces in the new ministry.

Pinarayi Vijayan’s instincts show what smart politics can look like, even for Communists

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Ruling LDF leads in 75 seats, UDF in 56 as counting for Kerala elections gets underway

Early leads showed that CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Health Minister K K Shailaja, ex-CM Oommen Chandy and Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala were leading in their respective constituencies.

Centre-states war of words hurting India. Can’t treat Covid as another political wrangle

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

ED officials booked for allegedly forcing Swapna Suresh to give statement against Kerala CM

According to the FIR, ED officials allegedly forced Suresh, accused in the gold smuggling case, to give 'false' statements against CM Pinarayi Vijayan in order to make fake evidence.

Kerala Assembly passes resolution against Centre’s farm laws

O Rajagopal, the only BJP member in the assembly, raised objections against some references in the resolution but did not object to it.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.